Lingtai County Museum

Lingtai County Museum is located within the Jingshan Forest Park in Lingtai County. It currently houses more than ten thousand cultural relics, ranging from the primitive society to the Ming and Qing dynasties. 🌟Highlights: The collection includes metalware, ceramics, jade and shell artifacts, textiles, paper items, ancient coins, and more, totaling 20 categories across 8 types. Among them, there are 49 first-class cultural relics, 442 second-class cultural relics, and 1,228 third-class cultural relics, making it the county-level museum with the most precious cultural relics in Gansu Province. Notably, the early composite pottery tiles of the Longshan culture are the most outstanding in the world, the bronze wares of the Western Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties are renowned in Longshang, and the painted pottery figurines of the Tang dynasty are famous both domestically and internationally. ❤Recommended Reason: The basic exhibition of Lingtai County Museum, "Zhou and Qin Civilization - Lingtai Historical Relics Exhibition," is open to the public for free. This exhibition consists of a preface hall and four thematic exhibitions: "Ceramics of Past Dynasties," "Golden Splendor," "Treasures of the Western Zhou," and "Buddhist Relics," as well as a video hall. The exhibition area covers 880 square meters, with a display line of 380 meters, showcasing more than 550 pieces (sets) of cultural relics, including pottery, ceramics, bronze, iron, gold and silver, jade and shell artifacts, and Buddhist statues, along with 17 archaeological specimens. Auxiliary exhibits include 5 sets of sculptures, 94 photos, 46 rubbings, and 88 display boards, effectively showcasing the historical culture and archaeological achievements of Lingtai through diversified display forms. ✅Museum Highlights: Rope-patterned Red Pottery Cauldron: Made of sandy red pottery, decorated with rope patterns throughout the body, with two symmetrical round dots and a cockscomb-shaped handle on the shoulder, the belly is angular with rope patterns, and the bottom is decorated with round dots. Yellow-green Glazed Pottery Jug: Elegant in shape and bright in glaze color, it is an important physical material for studying the origin of tri-colored pottery. Green Jade Bi: The jade is lustrous and of excellent quality, with a regular shape, making it an important material for studying jade craftsmanship in the Western Zhou period. Single-ear Gray Pottery Jar: Made of gray-brown pottery, with a wide band-shaped ear from the rim to the shoulder, sloping shoulder, round belly, flat bottom, and two rows of cone-shaped patterns on the shoulder, polished throughout. Triple-linked Bronze Cauldron: An important physical material for studying the social life of the Han dynasty. The basic exhibition has been awarded the "Excellence Award" in the first exhibition of Gansu Province. The strength of the museum's collection of cultural relics is not to be underestimated. 📍Detailed Address: No. 22, Jingshan Road, Lingtai County, Gansu Province (Jingshan Forest Park, Lingtai County) 🕙Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00 (last entry at 16:30), closed on Mondays. 💰Ticket Price: Free (entry allowed after registration with valid ID) 📝Tips: It is recommended to visit Jingshan Forest Park first and then visit the museum before descending the mountain. The museum environment is comfortable, allowing you to quickly recover your energy while enjoying the cultural relics, achieving a balance of work and rest. No flash or tripod is allowed when filming or photographing in the exhibition hall. Protect the cultural relics, do not touch the relics and exhibits. Follow the visiting order, obey the staff's instructions, and be a civilized visitor.